This Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies recipe is so delicious you won’t be able to stop at having just one. They are healthy, flourless, easy to make and best of all high in protein.
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies Recipe
This Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies recipe is very popular in our house. I love the fact that they are flourless. Adding protein to desserts make me feel less guilty about eating more than I should. Again everything in moderation. My kids love junk food just like any other kid out there. But making desserts a bit healthier does help. The added protein in this peanut butter cookie recipe is more for me than them!
For fewer calories, try using baking sweetener (erythritol) instead of the coconut sugar and also opt for dark chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet.
Difference between natural peanut butter and regular peanut butter
There is a big difference between both. Natural peanut butter has only two ingredients. Peanuts and salts. Even though you can now find natural unsalted peanut butter which will be simply ground peanuts. This is the healthiest kind of peanut butter out there. Regular peanut butter has a few more ingredients added to it like sugar and hydrogenated vegetable oil. This is done to make sure that their consistency isn’t affected by time and the surrounding temperature.
Can you use natural peanut butter in peanut butter cookies?
You can certainly use natural peanut butter but the results won’t be as great as using regular peanut butter. When you used natural peanut butter with your cookie recipe, it will tend to make your cookies spread out more and make them crispier.
Give this Flourless Peanut Butter Protein Cookies recipe a try and let me know what you think. I love getting some feedback.
Do you always have a sweet tooth? Check out these other recipes for later:
- Skinny Lemon Bars
- Cookie Dough Fudge Recipe
- Double Chocolate Keto Brownies
- Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffin
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How to make these Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies Recipe:
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Peanut butter
- 2 Scoops Whey Protein vanilla flavor
- 2 Eggs
- ½ Tsp Baking soda
- 2/3 Cup Coconut sugar
- ¾ Cup Semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
- In a large bowl, mix together the peanut butter, protein powder, eggs, baking soda, coconut sugar, and chocolate chips until a dough forms
- Scoop 1 ½ tablespoon-sized mounds of dough approximately 1 ½ inch apart onto the baking sheet. Wet your fingers and gently press the mounds into cookie shapes.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until cookie edges is golden brown.
- Let cookies sit on the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. Repeat the process with remaining dough.
Nutrition
Darius says
Would you say refrigerating the cookie dough before baking would make the cookies taste better like a traditional chocolate chip? Or would it not make a difference?
Rena says
I didn’t refrigerate so I am not sure if it will make a difference. It won’t hurt to try
Lilo says
Thank-you so much for this recipe! These are the best cookies I’ve had in some time.
I did go ahead and half the recipe which was super easy to do. I also replaced the sweetener with just under 1/8 cup honey. It was fantastic!
Rena says
Thanks for the suggestion and feedback
Ahmad says
Could it be possible to know the calories and macro break down in carbs fat and protein if we simply just not use the chocolate chips ?
Melany says
What if I don’t have whey protein?
Rena says
Do you have any other protein? or none at all?
Kathy says
Can you use Almond butter instead of peanut butter?
Rena says
Yes you can.
Misha says
Can I replace the coconut sugar with something sugar-free – like stevia?
Rena says
yes, you can. Use the baking stevia, not the ones in the little serving packets
Laura says
Hi, is that the calorie amount for all 12 cookies or just one?
Rena says
It’s per cookie. A lot of the calories are coming mostly from the chocolate chips. If you use sugar-free it will reduce it tremendously.
Wendy says
Can you use peanut butter powder in place of peanut butter?
Rena says
Hi
unfortunately, the powder won’t work.
Holly says
Yes you can. I just made them today! I used 1/2 c peanut butter and 1/2 c pb powder + 2/3 cup water. You can adjust the water to make it thicker but mine turned out great!
Holly says
I just realized that I wrote 2/3 cup water… It was only 1/3 cup water
Autumn says
These cookies were honestly soo good! I was googling a healthy recipe to make for my husband, who is all about that gym life and eating very clean and healthy. He wanted a treat that would appeal to his sweet tooth, but would also stick to his healthy life style. I’ve made several protein cookie recipes, and I I myself haven’t been a huge fan. This recipe however, I ate quite a few of them! I loved these cookies, and so did my husband! They were a little scary making at first because the dough was a little more moist then I’m use to, but they came out perfectly! I turned my oven down a bit and cooked them for a little bit shorter, but we love our cookies kind of gooey. This is a must when wanting a cookie that won’t make you feel guilty when you want more than one! Good job girl!!
Rena says
Thanks so much for such a great review. So glad you guys loved it.
TESA says
Has anyone made these using pea protein?
Rala says
Hi ,
Can I use baking powder instead of baking soda?
Rena says
Hi Yes, you can. But since its flourless, it really won’t make a huge difference
Allison says
Thank you
Rena says
You are very welcome.
Allison says
Can i use regular granulated sugar and if so how much?
Rena says
Hi. Yes, you can. Use 1/2 cup
Nina says
Boyfriend loves these!! What kind of peanut butter brand do you use? Mine always seem to be more crumbly.
Rena says
Hi Nina. Thank you. I use Smuckers all natural
Jamie says
These were amazing! How many cookies are in one serving please don’t say one 🙂
Rena says
Hi Jamie. Yes, it is per cookie. Sorry! Try using dark chocolate chips instead and erythritol for baking instead of the coconut sugar.
Donna says
Can you make the cookies, without the protein powder?
Rena says
Hi Donna
You can yes. Use either equal amount of peanut butter or almond flour/meal
monika says
We all use different products…how many GRAMS of whey protein powder?
And is it isolate or concentrate?
And can we use vegan protein powder if we wanted (knowing it will change the flavour)?
Rena says
Hi Monika. The protein i use is whey concentrate and has 22g per scoop. Yes you can use vegan
Jessi says
I have celiac disease and dairy intolerance. I made these using 3 scoops of sweet vanilla bean flavor Orgain organic plant based protein powder instead of the whey protein, and Nestle Toll House Simply Delicious dark chocolate chips which are also gluten free/dairy free. They turned out awesome!
Rena says
Yayyyyy. So glad this worked for you Jessi. Thanks for the feedback
Claudia says
Can you use blue agave instead of sugar ?
Rena says
Yes. But agave is liquid and will change the consistency of the dough. If you find that the dough is too runny, you may want to either add more peanut butter, almond flour, or a bit more protein so the dough is just right.
Grecia says
They are good! I made them, and the cookies are delicious.
Rena says
Thank you! so Glad you liked them.